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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #618645 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • SeatGeek
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    viagogo

    viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

  2. Multiple choice

    How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?

    • Days
    • Days after the event
    • Varies
    • 1-4 weeks
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    Days after the event

    Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

  3. Estimate

    In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?

    Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.

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    1976

    Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

  4. Multiple choice

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • United Kingdom
    • Japan
    • United States
    • Australia
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    United States

    Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

  5. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Authorize.net
    • Gengo
    • TextMaster
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    Vivid Seats is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

  6. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • StubHub
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    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, TickPick in 2011.

  7. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • Vivid Seats
    • StubHub
    • SeatGeek
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek

    Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009).

  8. Estimate

    How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    10%

    TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

  9. Multiple choice

    How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?

    • Low
    • None
    • High
    • Medium
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  10. Multiple choice

    Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

    • United States
    • India
    • Germany
    • Switzerland
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    United States

    Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

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